Politics
New media, old media, and the Palin defect
The Alaska governor's vetting in the media was abetted by new forms of journalism and polished by old.
Lisa Brunette
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Politics
ACORN's bad seeds
The Republicans didn't need to manufacture a voting scandal to hang on the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now. Besides sloppy voter registration — not actual vote fraud — the organization has plenty of real problems worth scrutiny.
Politics
Why Palin, why now
Everyone's trying to figure out whether or not Gov. Sarah Palin, Sen. John McCain's pick for vice presidential running mate, has experience [http://jeffreygoldberg.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/08/palin_more_experience_than_oba.php]. As far as election strategy goes, it doesn't matter that Palin has
Politics
Alaska blogger Celtic Diva's identity is revealed
I got in touch by e-mail with Celtic Diva, who found out this week that she's been selected by the Democratic National Convention Committee for a press credential [http://www.crosscut.com/blog/#14232] at the August convention. She'll join a corps of bloggers representing the 50 states, three territo
Culture
11-7: Northwesterners cut gasoline consumption 11 percent in seven years
A report released today by Sightline Institute [http://www.sightline.org/publications/reports/braking-news-gas-consumption-goes-into-reverse] shows that per-capita gasoline consumption in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho decreased for the seventh consecutive year in 2007. That's an 11 percent decrease